Matching skippers and shippers efficiently, on data rather than chance
Bargely is a new chartering office for fertiliser and dry agribulk on the Rhine. We bring the shipper's cargo and the skipper's vessel together and arrange the deal.
Chartering on data, not on chance.
Wouter Sluiter, founder and broker
I always want to know how something works, and whether it can be done better tomorrow than today. That curiosity took me to physics and later to data science.
I know inland shipping through my family. What I see there is real craft on board, surrounded by a lot of searching, calling and waiting. Bargely is my way of handling that second part better.
We do it differently from what you may be used to. Whatever can be automated, we have automated, so you get a quick answer. And what we automate, we check, because an agreement has to be right.
It is never finished. But one thing I do promise: Bargely aims to be a better broker every day than it was the day before.
Where we are heading
An inland shipping market where every cargo finds the right vessel within minutes, open and fair for skipper and shipper.
We are starting small. Fertiliser first, from the seaports up the Rhine into Germany. We would rather know one corridor well than cover everything a little.
Our promise to skippers: we are careful with your time
- Targeted approach. We run extra checks on data beforehand and only call with a voyage that fits.
- Short, clear conversations. We only ask the questions we really need.
- Never tell us twice. What you have told us once, we remember.
So no conversation with Bargely is wasted time.
What shippers get from us
- A suitable vessel, fast. A proposal within 24 hours with vessel, freight rate and loading date, for a single lot too.
- One clear proposal. Not a list of options to sort through, but the vessel that fits.
- No network needed. Bargely searches and arranges.
How we work
- Broker only. You contract directly with the skipper, and the skipper invoices the freight directly to the shipper. The freight money never passes through us.
- Open about prices. Shippers pay us nothing. The skipper pays a commission, only on voyages sailed through us. Commission and surcharges are set out in our terms.
- Everything in writing. You receive the proposal and voyage confirmation by email. Every agreement can be read back.
Honest about where we stand
Bargely is new. We do not have a long client list yet. That is why we ask for no contract and no exclusivity: try us with one voyage and judge us afterwards.
The quickest way to get to know us is a request
Submit your cargo or your vessel, or email us directly at [email protected].